Sigfrid
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, borne by an 11th century Swedish saint. Germanic "victory" + "peace", a variant of German Siegfried and Danish Sigfred.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Sigfrid (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Sigfrid has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2017. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 538 |
| 2000 | 501 |
| 2001 | 467 |
| 2002 | 446 |
| 2003 | 405 |
| 2004 | 386 |
| 2005 | 352 |
| 2006 | 327 |
| 2007 | 301 |
| 2008 | 276 |
| 2009 | 260 |
| 2010 | 238 |
| 2011 | 225 |
| 2012 | 213 |
| 2013 | 202 |
| 2014 | 198 |
| 2015 | 186 |
| 2016 | 168 |
| 2017 | 161 |
| 2018 | 150 |
| 2019 | 146 |
| 2020 | 148 |
Sigfrid in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Sigfrid.Hi! My name is Sigfrid.
- Sigfrid bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Sigfrid lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Sigfrid kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Sigfrid is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Sigfrids mamma är lärare.Sigfrid's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Sigfrids mamma is Sigfrid's mum.
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Questions about Sigfrid
How do you pronounce Sigfrid in Swedish?
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What does the name Sigfrid mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, borne by an 11th century Swedish saint. Germanic "victory" + "peace", a variant of German Siegfried and Danish Sigfred.
How popular is Sigfrid in Sweden?
3 babies were named Sigfrid in 2022. In 2020, 148 people in Sweden had Sigfrid as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2017 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.